1 Week in Puerto Rico
- Nick Hills
- Dec 21, 2015
- 2 min read
Highlights:
Accidently broke a Christmas decoration at the Capitol Building. I was running at night, and went to overtake some people on the sidewalk. As I jumped on the grass a long piece of steel wire caught my torso, almost coathanging me, and snapped! The structure, however, remained upright. Off I ran
Spent $36 so far ($25 taxi, and 2 beers. Not including phone damages!)
Tested the aerodynamic abilities of my iPhone from a 10m ladder
Met a girl and her dog on the beach, she took me to La Perla and a 3 hour hike at El Yunque (video to come)
Attended free yoga classes
Relearnt to backflip
Stepped on many toes dancing the salsa (Danced with a girl from couchsurfing and another from tinder)
Had a mini tour of some of the Northwestern parts with a girl from tinder
Met up with some other couchsurfers and attended a “Festival del Lechón” in Las Piedras
Finished the book I was reading “The Call of the Wild"
This week has been about setting a foundation and settling in. I admit the first few days I was wondering if I will be able to travel for a year. I am doing a lot of research about workaways, housesitting, wwoofing, anything to subsidise costs.
Right now, I am focusing on earning money through photography around Old San Juan or through stock photos. Other than that, I am going to ask around this week for any bar/kitchen work, or physical labour.
The biggest thing for me was getting into a routine. This has helped me start the day and efficiently start the each day. I haven't been partying, rather opting to wake up early in the morning and stretch, workout and go to the beach.
Currently, I am averaging 2 hours of work per day at the hostel and have not spent a cent on food! I will most likely earn a week of free rent for some photography and social media work at the hostel. I am saving myself ~$2000 for free accommodation
I have bulked messaged the Puerto Rican CouchSurfing community, and at this stage it looks like I have rides to much of the Island: Rincon, Arecibo, Fajardo and Vieques, El Yunque, Cascada Gozalandia (a waterfall that I'm going to jump off)
All in all, this week has been enjoyable, as I settle into 'Island life'.
My next post will be a gopro edit of my daily routine.
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